Tooth-paste container.



W. J. CLARK. TOOTH PASTE CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 19, 1912.

1,084,537, Patented Jan. 13,1914.

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:UNITED STATES imitrex .r. essex, or roar scorre KANSAS- `f 'room-Pneu'coN'ruNEn- To alla-whom 'it magicomem Be it known that I, WALTER-JCLARK, a

citizen ofthe 'United States, residing at ers, of `'which thefollowingis a specification.

The invention relates to receptacles and has for an object to provide adevice for receiving and discharging semi-solid and pasty substances. j

The invention is particularly adaptable for use as a container for toothpaste, glues or other semi-solid substances vin which it is desired toretain the receptacle in sealed condition when .same is not in use, theSelmsolid substances being removed from the receptacle only in smallquantities at certain intervals of time.

The invention embodies a receptacle which is non-collapsible thus doinglaway with a large number of discrepancies occasioned in the use ofreceptacles of collapsible nature and which are generally employed tocontain semi-solid substances, the substance being squeezed or lforcedout of collapsible recep- 4 tacles by pressing the walls of sametogether. In receptacles of this type when the walls of the receptacleare pressed together, they ofttimes become punctured, thus causing thesemi-solid substance to flow through the break in the walls. f In theuse of my device however the receptacle `proper is non-collapsible andthe semi-solid substance can be forced out of the receptacle in a moreeficient and convenient manner than in the use of collapsiblereceptacles containing semi-solid substances.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings constituting a part of 'this specication in whichlike reference characters denote corresponding parts in all of theviews, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the spout ofthe receptacle in open and unsealed position. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view of the structure disclosed in Fig. 1, showing the spoutin closed or sealed position. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional viewtaken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view' of thespout.

r Referring more particularly to theviews I disclose a receptacle 10including a tubular container 11 preferably made 'of metal andnon-collapsible, the said container having a A Specileation of LettersPatent. Appunti pienamente: is, 1912. serial No. 732,300.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

bottom 12` and cover 13 with a screw rod 14 dependingwithin thecontainer 11 and having threadedlv mounted thereon a diaphragm 15 whichwhen rotation is imparted to the screw rod 14 will be advanced in thecontainer 11.

The cover 13 has an integral tubular collar 16 provided with an aperture17 and the screw rod 14 projects upwardly through the collar 16 asshown. A sealing cap 18 is arrangedrin stationary positionon the cover13 and preferably consists 'of a single piece of material stamped toform a collar 19, encircling the collar 16, the said piece of materialbeing then bent to form a closure 20 abut-ting against a bead 21 formedon the cover 13, a second bead 22 being formed on `the cover and engagedby a stop member 23 formed integrally with the sealing cap 18 so thatthe sealing cap will lie between the beads 21 and 22 and engage the samein order to retain the sealing cap rigidly on the 'cover 13, the closure20 however being at all times out of alinement with the aperture 17 .asshown.

A spout member 24 is revolubly mounted spout member being preferablyformed of a' single piece of material bent to form a collar 25encircling the collar 16, and then bent tol form a handleA 26 to thespout ing the handle 26, and imparting rotation to the spout member 24the spout 27 can be moved into the closure 2O to seal the same or can berotated on the collar 16 so that the aperture 17 in the collar willregister with the spout 27, the stop vmember 23 being adapted to beengaged by the spout 27 when the same registers with the aperture 17 tolimit the rotation of the spout member 24. V

An operatin knob 28 has threaded conthe screw rod 14 and when theoperating knob is rotated in one direction, the said knob willyfrictionally engage the spout member 24 thus turning same out ofsealing position and into open position so that the spout-27 willregister with the aperture 17 in the collar 16, it being further seenthat the rota-tion of the operating knob in the manner mentioned willimpart rotation to the screw rod 14 thus advancing the diaphragm 15inthe container 11 in forcing ithe semi-solid or pasty substance in thecon- 27, it being readily seen that by grasp@ nection with t e upperprojecting end of' on the collar 16 of the cover 13, the said tainerupwardly and out of thc aperture-17 results in the knob being held inpositive frictional engagement with the collar 25 of the spoilt member24 so that the rotation of the knob will almost incidentally actuate thespout member to move the same from closed to open position.

When it is desired to return the spout member to sealed position, thehandle 26 is pressed in the direction opposite to the ro tation oftheoperating knob and moving the spout member into open position, thus re`turning the spout member to sealed position with the free end of thespout lying within the closure 2O thus sealing same.

From the foregoing description it will thus be seen that with a deviceof the character described it is only necessary to impart rotation tothe knob 28 in one direction to unseal the spout 27 moving same intoopen position and the rotation of the said knob will furthermore advancethe diaphragm 15 inthe container 1l to force the semi-solid substanceout through the spout so that the same can be conveniently applied to abrush or other article. ther noted that when the spout member 24 ismoved from open to closed position there will be no operation of theknob 28 in view of the fact that the spout member is only moved intoopen position by frictional contacting of the operating knob therewithwhen the operating knob is screwed down by the screw rod 14, it beingthus noted that a reverse movement of the spout member 24 will notinterfere with the operating knob 28 and which will remain stationaryduring this portion of the operation.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. In a device of the character described, the combination with anon-collapsible tubular container, of a cover therefor, a collar formedwith the said cover, a screw rod passing through said collar anddepending in the said container, a diaphragm threadedly supported on thesaid screw rod and adapted to be advanced in the said container whensaid screw rod is actuated, a sealing cap supported on the said cover,

a spout member revolubly supported on thesaid collar and normally closedby the said cap and a knob having connection with the said screw rod foroperating the same to advance the said diaphragm in the said con` tainerand engage the said spout member It will be furto move the same out ofengagement with the said capand into registration with an opening in thecollar. l

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a container,of a cover therefor,v a sealing cap supported on the cover, a screw roddepending from the said container, a diaphragm carried by the screw rodand adapted to advance in the container when the screw rod is actuated,a spout member movable on said cover and normally closed by the said capand an operating knob for simultaneously advancing the diaphragm in saidcontainer and moving said spout member out of engagement with said capvand into registration with an opening in the cover.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a container,of a cover therefor, a screw rod depending in the container, a diaphragmcarried by the screw rod and adaptedv to be advanced in the containerwhen the screw rod is actuated, a sealing cap supported on the cover, aspout memberrevolubly mounted on said cover and normally closed by thesealing cap, an operating` knob having connection with the said screwrod for simultaneously advancing the diaphragm in the said container andmoving the said spout member out of engagement with said sealing cap andinto registration with` the opening in the cover and a stop member forlimiting the turning movement of the said spout member.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a container,of a cover therefor, a screw rod depending in the container, a diaphragmcarried by the screw rod and adapted to be advanced in the containerwhen the screw rod is actuated, a sealing cap supported on the cover, aspout member v revolubly mounted on said cover and normally closed bythe sealing cap, an operat- `ing knob having connection with the said lscrew rod for simultaneously advancing the diaphragm in the saidcontainer and moving the said spout member out of engagement with saidsealing cap and into registration with the opening in the cover and astop member for limiting the turning movement of the said spout member,and a handle on said spout member'for returning spoutpmember intoengagement with said sealing cap to close the spout member.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a container,of a cover therefor, a collar integral with the cover and provided withan outlet, a sealing cap on the cover, a diaphragm movable in thecontainer, a spout member revoluble on the collar of the cover. andnormally closed. by the said sealing cap, an operating knob for movingthe said spout member out of engagement with the sealing cap and intoregistration with the outlet in the collar when the knob is actuated,and means connecting the said knob with the said diaphragm for tainer, aspout member revoluble on the collar, an operating knob for moving thesaid spout member out of engagement with the sealing cap and intoregistration with the outlet in the collar when the knob is actuated,means connecting the said knob with the said diaphragm for advancing thesame in the container when the knob is actuated, and a handle on thespout member for returning the spout member to sealed position withinthe said sealing cap.

7. In a device of the' described, the

combination with a container, of a cover therefor, a collar integralwith the cover and provided with an outlet, a sealing cap on the cover,a diaphragm movable in the container, a spout member revoluble on thecollar, an operating knob for moving the said spout member outofengagement with the sealing cap and into regstrationwith the outlet inthe collar when the knob is actuated, a screw rod connecting the saidknob with the said diaphragm for advancing the -same in the containerwhen the knob is actuated, and a handle on the spout member' forreturning the spout member to sealed position within the sald sealingcap.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presenceof two witnesses.WALTER J. CLARK.

Witnesses:

HUBERT LARDNEB, KATIE Htnamm.v

